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Francesco Castellano

Freelance Small Business Operations Consultant
ItalyToptal Member Since January 4, 2017

Francesco has almost twenty years of experience in finance, consulting, business management, and sustainability. Throughout these years, he has worked on more than 20 projects as a consultant at Bain & Company and launched Uber operations in Turin, Italy. Lately, he has founded Tondo, an organization spreading circular economy concepts, and Tondo lab, a company driving the implementation of clean and circular innovations. Francesco is passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Tondo Lab

Andrew Adams

Freelance Small Business Operations Consultant
United StatesToptal Member Since November 7, 2017

Andrew has executed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for companies ranging from startups to Fortune 50. A Wharton MBA, Andrew has experience in investment banking (J.P. Morgan), consulting (Bain), and private equity (Lake Capital), where he has led teams through the full M&A process. Andrew is currently focused on advising business owners, helping them maximize value and achieve other goals when selling their company.

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Previously at

Bain & Company

Andrea Barsotti

Freelance Small Business Operations Consultant
ItalyToptal Member Since February 23, 2022

With +20 years of experience in management consulting at Kearney and startups development, Andrea is keen on helping clients with strategy definition, business planning, and market research. His background in the US and major European countries–also thanks to his dual US-Italian citizenship–allowed him to develop deep market knowledge, valuable to support international expansion plans. Furthermore, Andrea founded and continues to grow a money-making eCommerce startup in the luxury travel niche.

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Previously at

Blue Travel LLC

Karim Elias El Helou

Freelance Small Business Operations Consultant
NetherlandsToptal Member Since January 26, 2022

Karim is a 15-year experienced university professor with a PhD in entrepreneurial finance. He established a network of incubators from Dubai, Beirut, and Amsterdam to support over 100 startups to achieve their first financing round. Karim is also the founder and owner of an SME in solar energy storage based in Amsterdam and Beirut. He freelances to act as a consultant for entrepreneurs seeking to transform their business ideas into appealing and solid business plans for investors.

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Previously at

The Battery Experts

Ernesto Grijalva Ortega, CFA

Freelance Small Business Operations Consultant
SwitzerlandToptal Member Since June 8, 2017

Ernesto is a former core member of the private equity practice at The Boston Consulting Group in New York, where he specialized in due diligence, strategy, pricing, and transformation projects. Prior to BCG, he was an investment advisor, helping to raise and manage $500 million of assets at JP Morgan. Ernesto enjoys freelancing projects where he can leverage his previous experiences working with entrepreneurs, investors, and lenders.

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The Boston Consulting Group

David Berlin

Freelance Small Business Operations Consultant
United StatesToptal Member Since November 19, 2019

David has served as a CFO at multiple private equity portfolio companies in the SaaS, manufacturing, and service sectors where he optimized revenue growth, profitability, and led acquisition initiatives. He has been a consultant since 2014 and leverages his skills in financial modeling, analysis, forecasting, M&A, and process enhancements to deliver value to his Toptal clients. He has an MBA from UCLA's Anderson School and is a CPA.

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Brookseed Partners

Jalaj Garg

Freelance Small Business Operations Consultant
IndiaToptal Member Since February 3, 2022

Jalaj is a result-oriented professional with 15 years of experience in investment management, private equity, and management consulting across India, the UK, Europe, and the US. His flexible approach enables him to work with clients at all levels and company stages, both with the CEOs of publicly listed companies and junior professionals of pre-launch startups. Jalaj is enthusiastic about freelancing to regain life balance and help clients worldwide.

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Previously at

Self-employed

Mike Sullivan

Freelance Small Business Operations Consultant
United StatesToptal Member Since July 6, 2022

Mike is a sales and business development executive with five successful startups and turnarounds in Silicon Valley, generating several billion dollars in investor and founder equity. He is exceptional at assessing sales, business development, and go-to-market situations and developing strategies and plans for success. Mike is a Toptal freelancer because he enjoys helping clients achieve the success they deserve.

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Erik has been an extremely valuable member of our team who has tremendous breath of experience with start ups in our lifecycle phase. What makes his contribution unique and highly effective is not only his excellent financial modeling skills and knowledge, but also the emotional intelligence with which he manages each relationship at Vault, understands our team dynamics, and helps us tackle start up challenges effectively. It is rare to find a part-time consultant who makes you feel like he/she is genuinely invested in the success of your company.

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What really sets Toptal apart is the caliber of finance talent available in their network. I had a very specific and pressing need, and Toptal quickly matched me with the perfect person for the job. The expert produced a thoughtful and robust financial analysis that has ultimately allowed us to forecast and prioritize initiatives much more efficiently.

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  • How are Toptal Small Business Operations Consultants different?

    At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Small Business Operations Consultants to ensure we only match you with talent of the highest caliber. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut. You’ll work with finance experts (never generalized recruiters or HR reps) to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics. The end result: expert vetted talent from our network, custom matched to fit your business needs.

  • Can I hire Small Business Operations Consultants in less than 48 hours through Toptal?

    Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start working with a Small Business Operations Consultant within 48 hours of signing up.

  • What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal Small Business Operations Consultants?

    We make sure that each engagement between you and your Small Business Operations Consultant begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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